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align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/amos/5-20.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 4976 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֲלֹא־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/halo_3808.htm" title="ha·lo-: instead -- Occurrence 245 of 271.">hă-lō-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[Is] not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity <BR> 1a) darkness <BR> 1b) secret place">2822</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2822 -- Occurrence 77 of 80">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חֹ֛שֶׁךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/choshech_2822.htm" title="Cho·shech: darkness -- Occurrence 45 of 47.">ḥō-šeḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">darkness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year <BR> 1a) day (as opposed to night) <BR> 1b) day (24 hour period) <BR> 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 <BR> 1b2) as a division of time <BR> 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey <BR> 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) <BR> 1d) time, period (general) <BR> 1e) year <BR> 1f) temporal references <BR> 1f1) today <BR> 1f2) yesterday <BR> 1f3) tomorrow">3117</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3117 -- Occurrence 2180 of 2303">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">י֥וֹם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yom_3117.htm" title="Yom: the day -- Occurrence 216 of 239.">yō-wm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the day</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 5887 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: of the LORD -- Occurrence 5885 of 6218.">Yah-weh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 4977 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְלֹא־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/velo_3808.htm" title="ve·lo-: no -- Occurrence 1519 of 1589.">wə-lō-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb - Negative particle">Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 216: 1) light <BR> 1a) light of day <BR> 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) <BR> 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light <BR> 1d) daylight <BR> 1e) lightning <BR> 1f) light of lamp <BR> 1g) light of life <BR> 1h) light of prosperity <BR> 1i) light of instruction <BR> 1j) light of face (fig.) <BR> 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light">216</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 216 -- Occurrence 113 of 122">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">א֑וֹר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/or_216.htm" title="or;: of light -- Occurrence 48 of 52.">’ō-wr;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">light</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common singular">N-cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/651.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 651: 1) gloomy, dark">651</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_651.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 651 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְאָפֵ֖ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veafel_651.htm" title="ve·'a·Fel: gloom -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-’ā-p̄êl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and [Is it not] very dark</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adjective - masculine singular">Conj-w | Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 4978 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְלֹא־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/velo_3808.htm" title="ve·lo-: no -- Occurrence 1520 of 1589.">wə-lō-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and no</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Adverb - Negative particle">Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5051.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5051: 1) brightness">5051</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5051.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5051 -- Occurrence 17 of 19">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נֹ֥גַֽהּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/nogah_5051.htm" title="No·gah: brightness -- Occurrence 4 of 4.">nō-ḡah</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with brightness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֽוֹ׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="lo.">lōw.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in it</td><td class="pos" 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not">הֲלֹא־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2822.htm" title="cho·shech: darkness -- 2822: darkness, obscurity">חֹ֛שֶׁךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yo·vm: the day -- 3117: day">יֹ֥ום</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: of the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָ֖ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="ve·lo-: no -- 3808: not">וְלֹא־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/216.htm" title="o·vr;: of light -- 216: a light">אֹ֑ור</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/651.htm" title="ve·'a·fel: gloom -- 651: gloomy">וְאָפֵ֖ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="ve·lo-: no -- 3808: not">וְלֹא־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5051.htm" title="no·gah: brightness -- 5051: brightness">נֹ֥גַֽהּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="lov.">לֹֽו׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/amos/5.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yowm (yome) -- age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day">Shall not the day</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">of the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2822.htm" title="choshek (kho-shek') -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity">be darkness</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/216.htm" title="'owr (ore) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun">and not light</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/651.htm" title="'aphel (aw-fale') -- very dark">even very dark</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5051.htm" title="nogahh (no'-gah) -- bright(-ness), light, (clear) shining">and no brightness in it</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/amos/5.htm">עמוס 5:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">הֲלֹא־חֹ֛שֶׁךְ יֹ֥ום יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹא־אֹ֑ור וְאָפֵ֖ל וְלֹא־נֹ֥גַֽהּ לֹֽו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/amos/5.htm">עמוס 5:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">הלא־חשך יום יהוה ולא־אור ואפל ולא־נגה לו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/amos/5.htm">עמוס 5:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">הלא־חשך יום יהוה ולא־אור ואפל ולא־נגה לו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/amos/5.htm">עמוס 5:20 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">הלא חשך יום יהוה ולא אור ואפל ולא נגה לו׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/amos/5-20.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/amos/5.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will not the day of the LORD be darkness instead of light, Even gloom with no brightness in it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/amos/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Shall</i> not the day of the LORD <i>be</i> darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/amos/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Won't the Day of the LORD be darkness rather than light, even gloom without any brightness in it? <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/3-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 3:4-6</span> Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/job/10-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Job 10:21,22</span> Before I go from where I shall not return, even to the land of darkness …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 13:10</span> For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 34:12</span> As a shepherd seeks out his flock in the day that he is among his …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/nahum/1-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Nahum 1:8</span> But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/22-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 22:13</span> Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jude/1-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jude 1:13</span> Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/16-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 16:10</span> And the fifth angel poured out his vial on the seat of the beast; …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20</a> • <a href="/niv/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/amos/5-20.htm">Amos 5:20 French Bible</a> • <a 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